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LWN web design

Posted Nov 9, 2009 23:40 UTC (Mon) by quotemstr (subscriber, #45331)
In reply to: LWN web design by kragil
Parent article: KS2009: How Google uses Linux

most websites that never change and don't adapt have a good change of dying

Yes, but that adaption doesn't necessarily have to come in the form of the latest design trends. Objectively speaking, LWN is perfectly usable. What you're objecting to is LWN's not following web fashion. Not following web fashion hasn't seemed to hurt craigslist, despite the existence of many more hip competitors.

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LWN web design

Posted Nov 10, 2009 0:22 UTC (Tue) by kragil (guest, #34373) [Link]

I never visited craigslist until now, but I think the reason for their continued success is the big userbase, even langpop uses CL as a data source. And you could say they have a super minimalistic design (no pics, just standard link colours and nothing else, although for cologne they have a little de for Germany next their name.So they have design. LWN not so much)

LWN web design

Posted Nov 13, 2009 1:11 UTC (Fri) by foom (subscriber, #14868) [Link]

I just noticed the program "Marketplace":

Marketplace... Craig's List. Without the Ugly.
Love Craig's List but hate how painful and ugly it is? Me too. So I made Marketplace. It takes the pain and ugly out and leaves the good stuff in.

I agree with the other comments that LWN could do with some sprucing up. It doesn't really bother me that it's currently ugly, I still read (and pay for) it. But I wouldn't mind it being nicer, either, and it might keep other readers from running in terror.